HR 1148 · 115th Congress · Health

FAST Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]· House

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Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.(2017-12-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 or the FAST Act of 2017 This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 1148, Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017

Oct 23, 2017

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 4, 2017

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]GA
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]TX
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]OH
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]OH
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]GA
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]TX
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]WI
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]MD
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]AZ